Automatic machine for manufacturing mops.



C. M. HUGULEY.

AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MOPS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1916.

1,261,965. Patented Oct. 17; 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1916.

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AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MOPs.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1916.

1,291,965. Patented Oct. 17,1916.

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AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MOPS.

Application filed July 6, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL M. HUGULEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas, State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Machinesfor Manufacturing Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new form and design of automatic machinesadapted for use in connection with the manufacturing of mops.

In the manufacture of household and general utility mops the yarn packor strands composing the mop proper are secured to a staff or handle byvarious means.

In the present invention conceived in the automatic machine herewithillustrated, the said invention appertains to a particular form ofautomatic machine for operation in connection with a certain form ofmop-head device, which device is known as a mop ferrule.

The ferrule illustrated in the drawings is adapted to secure the yarnpack or mop strands to the handle of the mop and has been heretoforemade the subject matter of a patent separate and distinct from thepresent invention.

A purpose of the present invention is to design and provide a machineautomatioin operation for packing yarn or strands in the ferrule,securely closing the parts of the ferrule or arms down over and aroundthe strands. The ferrule combined with the strands or yarn pack, thecombination arm-s, adapted to close and punch down the ferrule armsortabs 1n position around theam. y A further purpose of the invention isto provide such a machine as will be simple and eflicient in operationand construction. With the above and further objects in view theinvention has relation to a certain combination and assembly of partsand ele- Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedOct. 17, 1916.

Serial No. 107,849.

ments as hereinafter described in this specification, pointed out in theappended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawlugs, wherein:

Figure 1. illustrates the machine in side elevation. Fig. 2 shows themachine in rear elevation. Fig. 3 shows the machine in front elevation.Fig. 4. shows a portion of the machine in side sectional elevation andillustrated in connection with the ferrule heretofore mentioned. Fig. 5illustrates the upper portion of the machine in side sectional elevationand shows the several closing dies in a certain operative position. Fig.6 is a plan view of a portion of the upper part of the machine. Fig. 7is a perspective view of the ferrule shown in closed position with theseveral closing dies in various positions. Fig. 8 illustrates inperspective the ferrule used in connection with the mop which thepresent automatic machine is adapted to manufacture. Fig. 9 shows a mopas completed by the machine. Fig. 10 illustrates in plan view a certainbifurcated packing arm used in connection with this invention. Fig. 11is a view taken upon the section line 55 of Fig. 5. Fig. 12 is a partialview in front sectional elevation of a portion of the operatingmechanism, showing several of said operating parts in a closingcontacted relationship with the mop ferrule. Referring now'more inparticular to the drawings, wherein the same reference characters areused to designate identical parts throughout the views, and wherein theferrule construction will be referred to, the character a indicates thecylindrical body of the ferrule which body has formed thereon, onediametrically opposite the other, arms or tabs 6 and 0. The arm 0 hasintegrally formed therewith projecting ears (Z. The arm 5 has asubstantial length which provides an extended tab e formed on the eX-tremity thereof, which is adapted to be turned or punched upwardlyin aposition as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 8. Fig. 8 of theillustrations show the ferrule and the results of its shape and formafter the machine has effectively closed the tabs of said ferrule uponthe yarn or mop strands, but for clearness, shown in said view withoutsaid strands. In the manufacture of the ferrules previously to placingthem in position in the machine the said ferrule arms extend from thebody a in a parallel position.

Referring now in particular to the several views illustrating themachine, the numeral 1 points out the body or base of the machine uponwhich base is assembled the automatic mechanism. The base of the machinewill preferably have a shape and form as illustrated, with asubstantially large base and of a height convenient for an attendant oroperator. The base of the machine upon its upper extremity hasintegrally formed therewith a table surface 2. Lugs 3 integrally formedwith the base project from the sides thereof and support a pair ofvertical brackets 4. Bearings 5 are integrally formed upon the upperextremities of the brackets and are adapted to journal and support ashaft 6. A shaft 7 is journaled in bearings 8 which are integrallyformed on the lower portion of the members 1. A driving wheel 9 iscarried upon the shaft 7 and adapted to drive the machine from powerapplied thereto. The wheel is substantially heavy in construction andhas a substantial diameter which gives the power wheel suflicientinertia and momentum to positively drive the various mechanisms.

A depending arm 11 is journaled upon the extremity of the shaft 6projecting from one of the bearings 5. Said arm is provided with a pin12 fixed in its lower extremity which pin has connection with an armmember 13, which member extends forward and is formed to have itsextremity in position near the center. of the front face of the base.The pin 12 has connection with and passes through an elongated slot 14formed in the arm 13. A collar or nut 15 is carried by the pin and inrigid contact with the arm which prevents the pin from playing in orsliding along the slot, and insures a united and connected movement ofthe two members 11 and 13. An upright oscillating member 16 is providedupon the side of the base as indicated by numeral 17 and extendsverticallyupward where the upper extremity of the said member 16 isprovided with a head 18. The forward extremity of the arm member 13 hasa pivotal connection with the member 16 as indicated by the numeral 19which designates a journal pin has an extended arm 22 projectingrearwardly of the machine, the said packer member having its forwardextremity provided with extended integral furcations 23, whichfurcations have a form and contour as shown in the several sideelevations of the drawings. The packer member as described is furtherillustrated in plan view in Fig. 10. A pivotal yoke member consisting ofparallel arms 24, which arms are provided with journals, is journaledupon the shaft 6. An extended arm 25 is integrally formed with the yokemember and extends forward of the machine where its extremity has aposition approximately above the furcations of the packer arm. An arm 26integrally formed with one of the hub'journals carrying one of the arms24: is integrally formed with the said hub journal and extendsrearwardly of the machine. A pivotal arm member composed of arms 27 and28 is journaled upon the shaft 6. The arm 27 has integral connectionwith the hub journal and extends forward in such a contour and form asto terminate its extremity approximately above the furcations ofethepacker arm. The arm 28 extends rearwardly of the machine. Anotherpivotal arm composed of arms 29 and 30 extending from a common hubjournal is journaled upon the shaft 6.

The several pivotal arms as described are all j ournaled independentlyone of the other upon the shaft and have their forward extremities soshaped in curvilinear form as to bring their forward extremitiesapproximately over the center of the table of the machine and above thefurcations or head of the packer arm, this close association of theforward extremities of the several said arms being so arranged as toadmit of and allow a free passage of each arm by the other arm withoutinterference or contact one with the other during the reciprocatorymovement of each arm one by the other, which movement and operation willbe brought out as the description of the invention is further developed.The rear arms extended from the hub bearings of the several armsdescribed are all provided upon their extremities with rollers 31, whichrollers are journaled upon the side thereof. A roller 31 is also carriedby the rear extremity of the member 13 and journaled upon the pin 12.The rear or lower arms have substantially the same or asimilar lengthone with the otherand all terminate at the rear of the machine in aposition best calculated to assume an operative relation with elementshereinafter described. The packer member and adjacent pivotal armmembers are journaled upon the shaft and confined between the yokemember 241. Several cams 32, 32, 39. 32 and 32, as illustrated, aremounted upon the shaft 7 in a fixed relationship thereto and adapted tobe carried in revolution with the shaft 7. The four cams positioned uponthe shaft 7 at the rear of the machine are each arranged upon the shaft7 in alined operative contact with the afore said rollers 31. A cam 32located adjacent to the power wheel is also fixed to the shaft 7 andadapted to run in contact with the roller 31 carried by the dependingarm 11. The cams vary each in size and circumferential contour one fromthe other, which difference in dimensions and shape is necessitated bythe different actions in pivotal motion to be imparted to the variousarms which are adapted to be operated and driven by the revolution ofthe several cams running in contact with the rollers of the respectivearms.

The cams are provided with hubs, which hubs will be preferably providedwith setscrews to set and fix the cams individually one from the otherto' the shaft 7. It will later be seen how the several arms as described are required to pivotally operate synchronically one with theother; and to properly secure the results of synchronism between theseveral arms it willbe necessary in assembling the several cams upon theshaft 7 to place them thereupon and carefully work out the period ofmovement for each individual arm and set the set-screw of eachindividual cam against the shaft 7.

Fig. 1 illustrates in elevation inosolid and dotted line constructionseveral of the cams, and in particular the cams adapted to operate thearms 11 and 26. The other arms have a circumferential contour notdissimilar in form to the one shown in Fig. 1, the sizes of the variouscams varying in diameter to suit the conditions of the required movement of the several arms.

A punch or turning die 33 is carried in the head 18 of the member 16 andpivoted in a slot formed therein, as shown in Fig. 4, upon a pin 34:.The slot formed in the head 18 of the member 16 is slightly larger thanthe width of the turning die which admits of said turningdie or punch tohave a slight pivotal action therein. A coil tension spring 34" hasconnection with the die 33 and is adapted to restrict said die in adownwardly limited position. Referring in particular to Figs. 4, 11 and12 the numeral 35 designates a double or furcated die carried by andfixed to the arm 25. A closing die 36 is carried upon and fixed to thearm 27. A closing die 37 is also fixed to and carried by the arm 29.

Closing dies 36 and 37 are alined one with the other and have theiradjacent edges formed on an arc the circumference of which is generatedfrom the shaft 6. This allows the adjacent closing dies 36 and 37 to bealined one with the other and run in close relationship without anyinterference or contact-one with the other, asse-en in Figs. 11 and 12.The furcations of the bradding die 35 straddle the closing dies 36 and37 con contour round in form, or nearly so, adapted to conform to thesurface of the cyl1ndrical form of the ferrule after the arms of saidferrule are closed. The lower extremities of the several die members areso arranged as to cause them to lie in a position adjacent to and alinedwith the underneath surface of the packer member when the dies are intheir downwardly limited position.

A pair of support guide members 38, which members are substantiallytriangular in form, and which members are integrally formed. upon arectangular surface base 39, are disposed upon the table surface of thebase and rise to a height substantially equal to the. height of theferrule when said ferrule has its arms extend-ed and not folded over inposition against the yarn pack. lhe sald members have their ad acentsurfaces substantially vertical and parallel and of a distance apartadapted to receive a ferrule as shown in the illustrations. The tabs orarms of the ferrule where they join the cylindrical body bulge orslightly overhang the cylindrical body of the ferrule. The shape andform of the adjacent vertical surfaces of the members 38 are adapted toaccommodate the contour of the ferrule, the arms. or tabs and body ofthe ferrule being adapted to lie in contact with and be supported by thecontacting surface of the member 38. A cylindrical pillar-post 4:0integrally formed on a rectangular base 411 is accommodated in anopening 42 formed in the table surface 2 of'the base and securelyfixedto the base 39 of members 38, which base 39 is securely fixed upon thetable 2. The pillar-post 40 is of a cylindrical size sufficient toreceive the cylindrical body of the ferrule, said ferrule beingpositioned upon the pillar-post and'having its lower edges in contactand supported upon the base A1. Slotted openings 43 are formed in theupperportions of the members 38 and extend downwardly to a positionsubstantially in line with the center of the yarn tiallyas shown with apoint formed by a surface having substantially a large diameter. Thefur-cations of the packer member are positioned apart with sufficientspace in an upwardly limited position. When the V ferrule is placed inthe position as described the ferrule tabs extend from the ferrule bodyin a parallel relation. Fig. 5 illustrates ferrule tabs in theirextended and unfolded position, which tabs lie in contact with thesurface of the members 43 as shown in dotted line construction. The earscl formed on the tab 0 and which ears d formed thereon extend from thearm 0 in parallel relation, are adapted to lap back in contact with thesidesurfaces of member 43, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 6 shows in aplan view the ferrule placed in position with the tabs resting incontact with the vertical walls of the support member and shows how theears (Z receive therebetween one of the members 38.

In the operation of the machine the attendant will place the ferrule inposition as heretofore described, and while the arms, closing dies,packer member and punch or turning die are all in their upwardly andoutwardly limited position away from the ferrule and support guidemembers the attendant operator will place in position the yarn or strandpack, quickly thrusting same down in between the jaws of the members 38and into the open arms of the ferrule. At this time the power wheel inits continual revolution and with its internal clutch mechanism willengage the shaft 7 and carry same forward for a complete turn, whichaction causes packer member and the various dies to be brought intoworking contact with the ferrule, causing the tabs of said'ferrule to betightly closed around the strand pack placed therein, a furtherdescription in detail of the movement of said dies synchronically onewith the other is as follows. At the time the power wheel engages shaft7 carrying the same forward the cam driven packer arm immediately causessaid packer head to travel down and in firm contact with the strand packin the ferrule, which action packs the yarn Or strands in a tightposition and in a position cylindrical in cross section as illustrated.It is seen that the under neath surface of the packer member has a jawlike formationwhich terminates in a cylindrical form, having a diametersubstantially the same as the diameter of the closed arms of theferrule. This causes the strand pack to assume a shape cylindrical incross section as heretofore mentioned. At

this time the arm 27 carrying the die 36 immediately starts downwardly,the closing die 36 descends into the slot formed in the member 38 and incontact with the upstanding tab 0 of the ferrule. The arcuate form ofthe working end of the die 36 causes the tab 0 to be backwardly curvedunder the descending pressure of said die until the tab 0 is curled andpressed around the strand pack. This immediate position of the die 36now changes as it rises for a short distance until the cooperatingclosing die 37 descends through the slot 43 against the tab Z) of theferrule causing the said tab to be forwardly curved and curled aroundthe strand pack and. down upon the tab 0 and in between the upstandingears (Z. The die 37 remains in pressing contact with the tab 7) whilethe die 36 again descends in position and against the tab 0, at whichtime the dies'36 and 37 are both down against the closed ferrule tabs.The bifurcated bradding die now descends against the upstanding ears ofthe ferrule. The shape of the extremities of the two prongs of thebradding die is such as to cause the upstanding ears to be bradded downand against the arm I). At this period of the operation of the Variousclosing dies the dies 35 and 36 return to their normal position leavingthe closing die 37 in position against the ferrule, at which time thepunch or turning die 33 is thrust forward against the outstandinghorizontal extremity e of the tab 6 which turns and curls the extendedtab upwardly in a position illustrated in Fig. 5. The die 37 remainingin pressure contact with the arm 7) allows the turning die 33 to comeinto pressure contact with the extended tab without allowing said tab tobe punched back or loosened in its tight posi-,

tion around the strand pack. After the turning die has punched theextended tab upwardly, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the dies 33 and 37immediately return to their normal position which normal position isillustrated in Fig. l. The packer arm during the entire operation of theseveral closing dies has remainedin pressure contact with the strandpack. The packer arm now follows the upwardly traveling closing diesinto an upwardly limited position away from the strand pack, at whichtime the mop-head is readily removed from the machine and a new ferruleand strand pack placed. therein ready for the closing operation asdescribed. The mop-head is removed from the machine with the extendedtab 0 in its upwardly bent position, and is given over to a secondmanual operation where the attendant hammers or presses the said tabover and against and-down on top of the folded ears of the ferrulecompleting the finished mop-head, with a ferrule whose tabs are securelyand tightly pressed about the strand pack, after which the handle forthe mop may be mounted in the ferrule body.

Fig. 7 shows in perspective view the lower extremities of the severalclosing and braddin g dies in position against the ferrule tabs andreturning therefrom after said ferrule tabs have been securely foldeddown.

The invention is presented to include all such modifications and changesin design, form and construction as may properly be constructed to comewithin the purview of the following claims.

Claims:

1. In an automatic machine for manufacturing mops or for use inconnection with securing the yarn or strand pack constituting a mop to astaff or handle, the combination with a frame or base, of a pair ofsupport guide members positioned upon the machine, said support guidemembers having substantially parallel adjacent faces and of a shapeadapted to receive a cylindrical ferrule or similar device havingmembers adapted to be closed around the mop yarn, a plurality ofcooperating closing dies, and automatic mechanical operative means provided for the purpose of closing the ferrule.

2. In an automatic machine for the purposes described, the combinationwith a frame or base of the machine, of a ferrule and ferrule armreceiving and supporting means arranged upon the machine, of a packerdevice pivotally arranged upon the machine, of a plurality of closingdies carried by the machine, an oscillating arm pivoted upon themachine, of a die or punching tool mounted .upon the oscillating arm ina substantial horizontal position and adapted to punch up a ferrule arm,and operative means provided to drive the several closing dies.

3. In an automatic machine for the purposes described, the combinationwith a frame or base of the machine, of a ferrule receiving andsupporting means arranged upon the machine adapted to retain and supporta ferrule device with tabs or extremities, of a pivoted packer devicecarried upon the machine, of a plurality of closing dies carried by themachine, of an oscillating arm pivoted upon the machine, a cam carriedby the machine and adapted to impart an oscillating movement to theoscillating arm, a die tool 'pivotally carried by the oscillating arm,said die tool having an arcuate and pointed working extremity adapted topunch and curl up a ferrule extremity, and operative means provided fordriving the several closing dies.

4. In a machine for the purposes described, the combination with a base,of a receiving and supporting means provided for receiving a mop-headfastener device, of a pair of closing dies arranged in operativeposition therewith, a bifurcated bradding die adapted to straddle theclosing dies andcooperate therewith, a punching or turning die moimtedin a horizontal position and adapted to punch the fastener device, andoperative means adapted to operate the several die tools.

5. In a machine for the purposes described, the combination with a base,of a pair of ferrule support guide members so arranged upon the base asto form a jaw-like opening for receiving a ferrule, a slot formed ineach ferrule support guide members, a plurality of pivotal arm membersjournaled upon the machine, a plurality of closing dies arranged abovethe jaw-like opening and carried upon the pivotal arm members adapted todescend upon and against the ferrule closing said ferrule around a yarnpack with which said ferrule had been previously provided.

6. In a machine for the purposes described, the combination with a base,of a pair of ferrule support guide members so arranged upon the base asto form ajawlike opening for receiving a ferrule, a slot formed in eachof the ferrule support members, a cylindrical pillar-postdisposedbetweenthe jaw-like opening and adapted to receive a ferrule or mop-headfastener device, a pair ofcooperating closing dies alined with theferrule support member adapted to descend into the slots and close thetabs of the ferrule or fastener, a bradding die alined with the slotsand adapted to brad over the ears of the ferrule, and a turning dieadapted to turn up the extended ferrule tab.

7. In an automatic machine for the purposes described, the combinationwith a frame, of a shaft journaled upon said frame, a second named shaftjournaled upon the frame, a plurality of cams fixed upon the firstshaft, a plurality of pivoted arms ournaled upon the second named shaft,each cam adapted to subject each respective arm to a pivoted movement, aferrule receiving and support member disposed upon the frame, acylindrical pillar-post adapted to receive a ferrule, a pair ofcooperating closing tools carried by pivoted arms and mounted above thepillar-post, a bradding die carried by one of the arms and adapted tofollow the closing dies downwardly in their movement, an oscillatingmember pivoted upon the frame, and a turning die carried by saidoscillating member, and adapted to move in against the ferrule and turnup an arm of the ferrule.

S. In an automatic machine for the purposes described, a forkedreceiving member for supporting a ferrule, a pivoted bifurcated packermember so arranged as to pass down over the forked receiving member andpack any matter contained in said forked receiving member, a-pluralltyof cooperating closing dies pivotally arranged upon the machine, andadapted to be displaced against the ferrule for closing and securingsame while the packer member is down.

9. In an automatic machine for the purpose described, the combinationwith a frame or base, of a receiving and supporting member provided forholding a mop head fastener device, of a plurality of cooperatingpivotal arms having a common journal, closing dies carried by thepivotal arms, and means provided to pass said cooperating pivotal armsdownwardly against the fastener device.

10. In an automatic machine for the purpose described, the combinationwith a frame or base, of a receiving and supporting member provided forholding a mop head fastener device, of a plurality of cooperatingpivotal arms having a common journal, clos- Copies of this patent may beobtained for ing dies carried by the pivotal arms, and a plurality ofcams journaled upon the machine and arranged to operate in connectionwith each arm.

11. In a machine for automatically clamping a ferrule'about a yarn packintended to be secured to a staff or handle and used as a commercialmop, the combination of a bifurcated receptacle support upon which theferrule may be placed, a rocker arm journaled upon the machine, and atool carried by the rocker arm and adapted to close the ferrule aroundthe yarn pack.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CARL M. HUGULE Y.

Witnesses:

J. C. HUGULEY, Fomms'r M. ANDERSON.

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